verge
🇬🇧 UK/vә:dʒ/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC1
Definitions
v.
To be very close to something; to border on or approach a state or condition.
接近,濒临;趋向
n.
The edge or border of something; the point just before something happens.
边缘,边界;临界点
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedExample Sentences
- 1.
The town is on the verge of bankruptcy if spending is not controlled.
- 2.
She stood on the verge of discovering a major scientific breakthrough.
- 3.
The forest verges on the suburban neighborhoods at the edge of town.